Obscure Sound reaches the mid-way point of counting down the best albums of 2017.
New Tracks
Obscure Sound explores albums #31 to #40, continuing to dig into the best albums of 2017.
Obscure Sound begins digging into the best albums of 2017, with albums #41 to #50 revealed.
Portland-based trio Maxwell Cabana impress mightily on new track “Texas”, released today. Distant, suave guitar tones establish the track’s smooth presence, the soulful vocals emerging shortly thereafter. As the lyrics hop between
Los Angeles multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and producer Dorvin Borman crafts an engaging vein of dreamy psych-pop. Just-released track “Wrath” works around his serene vocals and glistening, twangy guitars, with a reverbed drum
“Mind Designs” is the second single off Wax Mistress’ debut EP, A Ghost in the Garden. The Nashville-based act will certainly appeal to fans of Tame Impala, with similar psych-friendly guitar pulsations
San Francisco indie-pop quartet Faux Canada is comprised of members My First Earthquake, Crashfaster, and Sir Salvatore. With mutual admiration for Secretly Canadian’s roster in the early ’00s, the band channels a
“Partisan”, the debut single from South West London five-piece Yawwn, releases fully on all digital platforms tomorrow, though is presently available to stream above on Soundcloud. The single is a blast of
New Albums
An absorbing new album from DreamGood, Paris Novella pairs synth-driven art-pop with catchy guitar work, danceable rhythms, and theatrical vocal hooks, shifting
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first known use‘s new EP Yielding blends dreamy indie pop, expressive vocals, and guitar-driven art-rock, moving between delicate acoustic passages and fuller,
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An album whose sound combines bright, fast-moving synth-pop production with playful electronic textures and infectious melodic instincts, pink punk (special edition) also
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San Francisco-based artist OHNomad‘s new album A Fund Manager explores expressive solo-piano composition, blending jazz sensibilities, classical flourishes, and spacious improvisation across
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